We won't pretend to be surprised:
"The forest boy known previously as 'Ray' has been identified as Robin van Helsum. from the Dutch town of Hengelo, Dutch police confirmed Friday morning." ( Germany's The Local)
It took only about two days from the time that police in Berlin released a photo of "Ray" for him to be identified by friends.
It turns out he's not a 17-year-old boy who was living in the woods with his father until dad died — the story he told police. He's a 20-year-old Dutch man with personal problems.
As we said Thursday, the tale of "forest boy" had captivated many Germans.
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